Posts filed under: Apps

It's quarterly earnings time, and amid the news we see a picture of rapid growth in tablet shipments, and another quarter of slipping PC shipments. Continue Reading »

Worldwide, smartphone and tablet users downloaded 46 billion apps in 2012, and they will download a further 82 billion apps in 2013, almost doubling the size of the market. We all know games are popular, but what else are people downloading? Continue Reading »

Worldwide, apps generated approximately USD 12 billion in 2012, a figure set to grow to over USD 60 billion in 2017. But where is this money coming from? Continue Reading »

While smartphone and tablet sales are driving rapid growth in the apps user base everywhere, no region is seeing that growth faster than Asia Pac. Continue Reading »

If you want to know how the mobile industry is going to look in a decade's time, you need to spend some time with 8-, 9- and 10-year old kids today. Continue Reading »

Worldwide, mobile penetration crossed 85% in 2011, and will touch 100% some time around the end of 2013. Over the last five years, as the focus of the mobile industry has shifted from voice and messaging, to apps and data services, so we have seen the incredible fast rise in popularity of smartphones. Continue Reading »

While sales of smartphones and app downloads grab all the media attention, basic voice and messaging services still generate the bulk of MNO service revenues Continue Reading »

The mobile landscape is shifting dramatically, and over the last few years we have seen massive changes. We are seeing a generational shift in the balance of power within mobile and wireless, and MNOs are under threat even more than ever.  Continue Reading »

Interesting quote from Rupert Murdoch at the Leveson inquiry this morning. Continue Reading »